Cussler Hustlers

Nancy's deep-dive expose into the seedy underworld of pumpkins nearly died on the cutting room floor. Every time she started talking about Palantir, our connection started cutting out! I'm sure that's JUST a coincidence! Join us for fun pumpkin facts, horrible pumpkin facts, attempted pumpkin murders, and the end-stage capitalist corporatization of your food supply. It's a whimsical almost-Hallowe'en Pitt Stop for the ages!
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Sorry, eh! We couldn't pull this one together. Travel, injuries, dental disasters, emergency vet bills... you know, the usual. Still, some announcements to be discovered within! For just two minutes a day, you too can sponsor a poor white podcast host.

RESOLUTION! Every plot line comes together in the Super Big Happy Ending, with only five or six permanently life-altering injuries. The USA and Mexico are bestest buddies forever. The Zolars find out why you never double-cross academics. Giordino was horny once, and it changed his life forever. Doctor Shannon gets off on being the Other Woman. Miles is also here. Rudi enjoys a nice breeze. Pitt holds his nose and takes the plunge... into marriage! (OR DOES HE?!)
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VIOLENCE! Dirk returns to his primal element: the water! He sneaks up on the bad guys from behind, while Billy Yuma sneaks up on the bad guys from the front. Loren and Rudi join in the violence, but no-one seems to notice. Giordino ends up several inches shorter. Dirk gets another limp wrist. Tupac takes a spin in the lazy river. A bunch of mooks get memory holed. You can't have shit in Cerro El Capirote. Oh, and the bad guys still escape with all the treasure. ONE MORE EPISODE TO GO!
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A slightly shorter episode this week, but we make up for it by being highly caffeinated! It's reunions all around. The bad guys get together to discuss how AWESOME everything is going, how they'll divvy up the treasure, and of course who is going to backstab who for a larger cut. The good guys (sand Loren and Rudi) get together to discuss how bad everything is going, how America simply cannot stand up to the geopolitical and military powerhouse that is the Mexican Border Authority, and how sexy Dirk is when he's laughing at death. Loren gives up hope. The Moores rekindle their romance. The Demon Of Death sees a helicopter and experiences ennui. 
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Things are accelerating! The Good Guys and The Bad Guys finally encounter each other, circling hesitantly and shyly like a couple kids at a high school dance. The metaphor breaks down when the Zolars kidnap, beat and torture most of Team America, but Pitt leaps to their heroic rescue and... uh... dives into the water and swims to freedom. I mean, it wouldn't be a Pitt book without having someone to save from captivity, right? Also, the return of everyone's favorite character, BILLY YUMA! God, I love him. Also, Dirk finds the treasure, I guess, but that's kind of a minor plot point.
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THE DEMON OF DEATH! Twelve thrilling chapters of action and adventure, but the only ones to experience it are a pair of extremely calm archaeologists. Dirk discovers charcuterie. Loren hangs with some bikers. Al and Rudi charter a boat for a three hour tour. Tupac Amaru engages his active listening. Joseph Zolar hosts a fabulous showcase showdown. Billy Yuma discovers Chevy-based teleportation. Gaskill and Ragsdale are beaten by the chain of command. Topper wishes this was a Dungeon Crawler Carl podcast. Nancy wants to go out in a blaze of glory. ENHANCE!
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A shorter episode this week, but five of the best chapters Clive's ever written! Fun, creative, descriptive, evocative, and of course chock full of stupidity. Dirk does some manscaping. Shannon does some Incan decluttering. Giordino ponders the mystery cheese. The Zolar crime family hires some very smart idiots. Clive discovers white-people spice. Enhance. Enhance. ENHANCE!!!
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The plot thickens! Clive adds a few dollops of extra villains, complete with sumptuous meals just to highlight how evil they are. America wants to bring some greasy, oily FREEDOM to Peru. Dirk blows out his hole. Shannon gets wet. Al gives a hard jerk. Rudi is getting too old for this shit. Saint Julien absolutely, positively needs it delivered overnight, guaranteed. Oh, and don't do drugs, kids. 
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Better late than never, right? Our 100th Episode Spectacular kicks off by being a full day late, mostly because we didn't want to take attention away from America's 250th Birthday. They need all the help they can get right now. Kinda like Sexy Doctor Shannon and The Evil Miller Doppelganger! Dirk Pitt pulls a Mel Gibson on some South American mercenaries. Al blames Dirk for a shark attack. Shannon needs a director's commentary for having her life saved. Tupac Amaru had to go and make this personal. Undercover Agent Gaskill needs a woman's touch. 
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